EMAC PCM-4896 User manual

PCM-4896
All-in-OneNSGeodeGX1Single
BoardcomputerwithLCD,
Ethernet, Audio, & 4 COMs

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(1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFER-
ENCE.(2)THISDEVICEMUSTACCEPTANYINTERFERENCE
RECEIVEDINCLUDINGINTERFERENCETHATMAYCAUSE
UNDESIREDOPERATION.
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PROTECTION AGAINTST HARMFUL INTERFERENCEWHEN
THE EQUIPMENT IS OPERATED IN A COMMERCIAL ENVI-
RONMENT. THIS EQUIPMENT GENERATES, USES, AND
CAN RADIATE RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGYAND, IFNOT
INSTATLLEDAND USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE IN-
STRUCTION MANUAL, MAY CAUSE HARMFUL INTER-
FERENCE TO RADIO COMMUNICATIONS.OPERATION OF
THIS EQUIPMENT IN A RESIDENTIALAREA IS LIKELY TO
CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE IN WHICH CASE THE
USER WILL BE REQUIRED TOCORRECT THE INTERFER-
ENCE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.

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Business Machines Corporation.
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Manual PCM-4896 9th Edition
Prepared in Taiwan May. 2002

A Message to the Customer
EMAC Customer Services
Each and every EMAC's product is built to meet your exact needs
and specifications to ensure excellent performance in the harsh and
demanding conditions which is typical of the industrial environments.
Whether the new EMAC equipment is designed for the laboratory or
the factory floor, you can be assured that the product will provide the
reliability and ease of operation for which the name EMAC has
come to be known.
Your satisfaction is our primary concern, and here is a guide of the
services for EMAC's customers. To get the full benefit of our
services, please follow the instructions below carefully.
Technical Support
We hope you can get the outstanding performance from our products.
So if you run into technical difficulties, we are here to help. For the
most frequently asked questions, you can easily find answers in
your product documentation. These answers are normally much
more detailed than the ones we can provide over the phone.
So please consult this manual first. If you still cannot find the
answer, gather all the information or questions that apply to your
problem, and with the product close at hand, call your dealer. Our
dealers are well trained and ready to give you the support you need
to get the most from your EMAC products. In fact, most problems
reported are minor and could be easily solved over the phone.
In addition, professional technical support is available from EMAC's
engineers every business day. We are always ready to give advice
on application requirements or specific information on the installa-
tion and operation of any of our products.

Product Warranty
EMAC warrants to you, the original purchaser, that each of its
products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for
two yearsfrom the date of purchase.
This warranty does not apply to any products which have been
repaired or modified by unauthorized personnel, or those products
which have been misused, abused,installed improperly and altered
accidentally. EMAC assumes no liability under the terms of this
warranty as a consequence of such events.
Because of EMAC's high quality-control standards and rigorous
testing, most of our customers never need to use our repair service.
If an EMAC's product is defective, it will be repaired or replaced with
no charge during the warranty period. For out-of-warranty repairs,
you will be billed according to the cost of replacement materials,
service time, and freight. Please consult your dealer for more
details.
If you think you have received a defective product, follow these steps:
1. Collect all the information about the problem encountered. (For
example, CPU type and speed, EMAC products used, other
hardware and software used, etc.) Note anything abnormal and
list any on-screen messages you get when the problem occurs.
2.Please prepare your manual, product, and other helpful information
before calling your dealer to describe your problem.
3.If your product is diagnosed as defective, please manage to obtain
an RMA (return material authorization) number from your dealer.
This allows us to deal with your return quickly.
4.Carefully pack the defective product, a fully-completed Repair
and Replacement Order Card,and a photocopy proof of pur-
chase date (such as your sales receipt) in a shippable container.
A product returned without the proof of the purchase date is not
eligible for warranty service.
5. Write the RMA number visibly on the outside of the package
and ship it out after paying to your dealerfor it.

Packing list
Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the fol-
lowing materials have been shipped:
• 1PCM-4896All-in-One Single BoardComputer
• 1Quick InstallationGuide
• 1 CD-ROM contains the followings:
-- User's Manual (this manual in PDF file)
-- Ethernet drivers and utilities
--VGA driversand utilities
-- Audio drivers and utilities
-- Latest BIOS (as of the CD-ROM was made)
The PCM-4896 require several cables for operation. You can make
them yourself or pruchase an optioanl cable kit, PCM-10489-5
If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your distri-
buitor or sales representative immediately.

Notice
DearCustomer,
Thank you for purchasing the PCM-4896 board. This user's man-
ual is designed to help you to get the most out of the PCM-4896,
please read it thoroughly before you install and use the board. The
product that you have purchased comes with an two-year limited
warranty, but EMAC will not be responsible for misuse of the prod-
uct. Therefore, we strongly urge you to first read the manual before
using the product.

Contents
Chapter 1: General Information.........................................1
Introduction....................................................................2
Features..........................................................................3
Specifications..................................................................4
Board layout....................................................................7
Board dimensions...........................................................8
Chapter 2: Installation ........................................................9
Jumpers and connectors...............................................10
Locating jumpers...........................................................12
Locating connectors......................................................13
Setting jumpers.............................................................14
CPU installing and upgrading.......................................15
Installing DRAM (DIMMs).........................................16
Internal buzzer select (J1)............................................17
Clear CMOS (J4)..........................................................17
ATX Soft-Power Switch connector (J5)........................17
Audio output select (J6)...............................................18
CD audio connector (J7)...............................................18
LCD driving voltage select (J8)...................................19
LCD clock signal select (J9)........................................19
COM3/COM4 RI pin voltage select (J12, J11)...........20
COM2 RS-232/422/485 select (J13, J14)....................21
SW1 (1~3) Cpu frequency ratio....................................22
SW2 (1) CPU clock select............................................22
GX1 CPU jumper setting examples.............................23
DOC address select SW1 (5, 6)....................................24
Power connectors (PW1, J3)........................................25
ATX power connector (PW1)............................................25
CPU fan power connector (J3)..........................................25
USB connector (CN2)...................................................26

IDE hard drive connector (CN4)..................................27
Connecting the hard drive.................................................27
IDE hard drive connector (CN4).......................................28
Front Panel connector (CN5)........................................29
IrDA connector (CN6)..................................................30
Display connectors (CN7, CN9)...................................31
VGA display connector (CN9)..........................................31
LCD connector (CN7).....................................................32
Keyboard and mouse connector (CN8)........................33
Audio connector (CN10)...............................................34
Parallel port connector (CN11).....................................35
Parallel port IRQ..............................................................35
Parallel port connector table (CN11)..................................35
100Base-Tx Ethernet connector (CN12).....................36
Digital I/O connector (CN15).......................................36
Serial ports (CN13).......................................................37
COM 1-4 RS-232/422/485 serial ports (CN13)...................37
Floppy drive connector (CN14)....................................38
Connecting the floppy drive...............................................38
Floppy drive connector (CN14)..........................................39
Ethernet LED signal connectors (LED1).....................40
DiskOnChip socket (U4)..............................................41
DiskOnChip (DOC) 2000 Installation..........................42
Chapter 3: Award BIOS Setup .........................................43
Starting setup ...............................................................44
Setup keys.....................................................................45
Getting help...................................................................46
In case of problem............................................................46
Main setup menu..........................................................47
Standard CMOS setup..................................................49
BIOS features setup ........................................................... 56

CHIPSET features setup..............................................61
Power management setup.............................................63
PNP/PCI congfiguration setup......................................66
Load BIOS defaults/Load setup defaults......................68
Integrated peripherals setup........................................69
Supervisor/User password setting ...............................72
IDE HDD auto detection..............................................74
Save & exit setup.........................................................75
Exit without saving.........................................................76
Chapter 4: C&T 69000 Flat Panel/CRT controller Display
Drivers and Utilities ..................................77
Software drives..............................................................78
Hardware configuration.....................................................78
Necessary prerequisites....................................................79
Before you begin..............................................................79
Windows 95/98..............................................................80
Driver installation.............................................................80
Windows 3.1..................................................................86
Driver installation.............................................................86
OS/2...............................................................................87
Windows NT 3.51..........................................................89
Driver installation.............................................................89
Windows NT 4.0............................................................90
Driver installation.............................................................90
Chapter 5: Ethernet Software configuration .....................
.....................................................................93
Win9X/NT Ethernet Installation...................................92
Ethernet Software Configuration..................................93

Chapter 6: Audio setup.....................................................95
Introduction...................................................................96
Setting up in windows 95/98..........................................96
Installing the drivers under Window 95/98...........................97
Appendix A: Programming the Watchdog Timer ..........105
Programming the watchdog timer .............................106
How to program the WATCHDOG TIMER......................106
Demo program................................................................107
Appendix B: Installing PC/104 Modules........................109
Installing PC/104 modules..........................................110
Appendix C: Optional Extras ......................................... 113
PCM-10489-5 Wiring Kit............................................114
Optional USB Cable ...................................................115

Chapter 1 General Information 1
1
General
Information
This chapter gives background informa-
tion on the mainboard.
Sections include:
• Board specifications
• Layout and dimensions
CHAPTER

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Introduction
ThePCM-4896isanall-in-onemulti-mediaNSGeodeGX1MMXpro-
cessor based single board computer (SBC) with an integrated audio
controller,aPCIFlatPanelcontroller,a PCI 100Base-Tx Ethernet inter-
face,and onePCIexpansion slot.With turePentium MMX capability,
thePCM-4896 achievesoutstandingperformance thatsurpassesother
SBC in its class. In addition, the onboard SSD interface supports M-
systemsDiskOnChip 2000 series,memorycapacity from2MB to 288
MB. This compact (only 5.75"“ x 8") unit offers all the functions of a
single board industrial computer, but still fits in the space of a CD-
ROMdrive.
On-board features include four serial ports (three RS-232, one RS-
232/422/485),onemulti-modeparallel(ECP/EPP/SPP)port,connector
for two USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports, a floppy drive controller,
and a keyboard/PS/2 mouse interface. The built-in high speed PCI
IDE controller supports Ultra DMA/33 mode. Up to two IDE devices
can be connected, including large hard disks, CD-ROM drives, and
tape backup drives, etc.
The PCM-4896 also features power management to minimize power
consumption. It complies with the APM standard and supports three
types of power saving features: Doze mode, Standby mode, and Sus-
pendmode. Inaddition, the board'swatchdog timercanbe programed
to reset the system or generate an interrupt in case the system stops
due to a program bug or EMI.
Highly integrated multi-media SBC
ThePCM-4896 isahighly integratedmulti-mediaSBC thatcombines
audio, video, and network functions on a CD-ROM drive size single
computer board. It provides, 16-bit full-duplex, integrated 3D audio
and up to 1024 x 768 resolution @ 64K colors with on-chip 2MB
SDRAM display memory. Major onboard devices adopt PCI technol-
ogy to achieve outstanding computing performance.

Chapter 1 General Information 3
Features
• Supports NS Geode GX1 BGA CPU up to 300 MHz
• Support Disk On Chip up to 288MB
• C&T 69000 LCD controller support 36-bit TFT panels
• 100Base-Tx Ethernet interface, supports Remote Boot ROM function.
• AC-97 2.0 audio interface, Sound Blaster compatible
• Supports Bus Master and Ultra DMA/33 IDE devices
• Three RS-232 and one RS-232/422/485 serial ports
• USB interface, PCI slot, and PC/104 connector for flexible expansion
capabilities

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Specifications
Standard SBC Functions
•CPU:NSGeodeGX1BGACPU up to 300MHz
•BIOS: Award256KBFlash BIOS
•Chipset:NSCS5530A
•I/OChipset:NS97317/ITEIT8661F.Fully16-bitI/O decoded
•Cache:Processor build-in16KBLevel-1 write-backcache
• Memory: Onboard one 168-pin DIMM socket supports up to
256Mbytes SDRAM
• EnhancedIDE: Support up to two IDE devices. Supports Ultra DMA/
33 mode with data transfer rate up to 33MB/sec.
• FDDinterface: Supports up to two floppy disk drives, 5.25" (360KB
and 1.2MB) and /or 3.5" (720KB, 1.44MB, and 2.88MB)
• Parallelport: One bi-directional parallel port. Supports SPP, ECP and
EPP modes
•Serial ports:ThreeRS-232 andone RS-232/422/485 serialports.
Ports can be configured as COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4,
or disabled individually. (16C550 equivalent)
• IRinterface: Supports one IrDA Tx/Rx header
• Keyboard/mouseconnector: 8 pin connector supports PC/AT
keyboard and PS/2 mouse
• USB connectors: 4 x 2 header onboard supports dual USB ports
• Battery: Lithium battery for data retention of up to 10 years
• WatchdogTimer: Can generate a system reset.
Support software selectable timeout interval.
•DMA: 7 DMA channels (8237 equivalent)
•Interrupt: 15 interruptlevels (8259 equivalent)

Chapter 1 General Information 5
• Powermanagement: Supports ATX power supply. Supports PC97,
, and modem ring-in functions. I/O peripheral
devices support power saving and doze/
standby/suspend modes.
Flat Panel/CRT Interface
•Chipset:C&T69000
•Displaymemory:Built-in2MBSDRAM
• Displaytype: Supports non-interlacedCRT andLCD 36-bit TFT/STN/
Mono displays. Can display both CRT and Flat Panel
simultaneously
•Resolution:Up to 1280x1024 256color for CRT
Upto1024x768 for FlatPanel.
Sound Interface
•Chipset:NSCS5530A
• 3Daudio: Supports for Microsoft DirectSound and DirectSound 3D audio
technologyintwo-speakermode (requires MicrosoftDirect Sound
3D supported software titles)
• 16-bit stereo digital audio: Full-duplex support enables simultaneous-
record and playback for Internet communica-
tions software
Ethernet interface
•Chipset:ReltekRTL8139C100Base-Tx Fast Ethernetcontroller
•Ethernetinterface:100Base-Tx RJ-45connector. OptionalRemote
Boot ROM function

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SSD Interface
One 32-pin DIP socket supports M-systems DiskOnChip up to 288 MB
ExpansionSlots
• PC/104 connector: One 16-bit 104-pin connector onboard
•PCI slot:One 32-bitPCI slot onboard
Mechanical and environmental
•Powersupplyvoltage:+5V(4.75Vto5.25V),
+12V (11.4V to 12.6V)
•Typicalpowerrequirement:+5V@3A
•Operatingtemperature:32to 140o F(0 to 60oC)
•Boardsize:8"(L)x5.75"(W)(203mmx146mm)
•Weight:1.2lb.(0.5Kg)

Chapter 1 General Information 7
Board Layout
PCM-4896

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Board Dimensions
PCM-4896 dimensions
dimensions in mm